Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '24 at 16:02
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 206 69% 125 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 384 54% 396 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1692 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.52% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 7.2 5% 6.93 fps	MRender 8.4 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 0.1 4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.52% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Se801 1TB 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN15261 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 398 398 372 372 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 404 Write 275 Mixed 381 SusWrite 386 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 34.2 124% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 245 182% 238 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 869GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 178 175 179 176 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 163 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 177 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 113%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 115GB free, PID 6700 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 98.5 Write 81.7 Mixed 22.7 78% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 85% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HP24D4U7S8MD-8 4x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	27"	1920 1027	AUS27C3 ASUS VG27V

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Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,305x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,713x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	359x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,268x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	199x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	98x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	91x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	343x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	321x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	154x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16